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Downsizing for the Holidays

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By Brenda K. Uekert, PhD The numbers are in for Black Friday – consumers spent almost $69 billion between Thanksgiving and Sunday, a new record. Those who shopped on Black Friday spent an average of $362. ‘Tis the season for spending! So how odd that I found myself driving home on black Friday with an […]

Helping Aging Parents With Money: Charitable Giving

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On this Giving Tuesday, we’re focusing on our aging parents and their charitable giving. We’ve already written about senior citizens being serious targets for financial exploitation, sharing ways to help protect your parents from losing their hard-earned money. While we are passionate about helping our parents avoid becoming victims of scams, we also want to […]

Free or Low-Cost Mammogram Programs and Resources

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You probably notice a lot of pink around your office or your community in October. It’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A time we honor those affected by breast cancer by wearing pink or displaying pink signs of support, and a time when we remind and encourage women to get a mammogram.  Sadly, some women skip […]

One Reason I Want You To Achieve Financial Independence

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Flexibility. Being financially independent (FI) – or very close to it – gives you the flexibility to embrace new opportunities, and deal more easily with challenging life situations you may have never even imagined. When I first embarked on the FI journey in 2013, it was all about chasing freedom. Initially, I dreamt of escaping […]

Financial Independence Allows Me To Embrace Opportunities

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After becoming financially independent a few years ago, I chose to “downshift” from full-time work as a college professor to teach part-time and (mostly) online. I continue to work with students because it’s my passion. But I also plan to maximize my pension by reaching a 30-year service milestone before I retire at 55.  But […]

Embracing Change and a Life More Zemplified

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Life is full of change. Sometimes we welcome it. Other times we try to ignore it. Some of us even fight it. All of the personal and professional changes we may encounter with our – marriages, children, grandchildren, death of family members, divorces, housing, education, career, business – can be exciting, challenging, sometimes sad or […]